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What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be

impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East

Flights, food and fuel: What you need to know about the latest inflation figures

UK, with the latest figures showing [inflation has risen to 3.3%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8l17r51ro) largely due to higher fuel prices. With warnings of higher food costs and travel fares also looming, how high could inflation

Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon

oil and gas prices, raising fears that high energy costs could persist. The government insists that focusing on renewables will ultimately deliver greater energy security by reducing reliance on imported gas, lowering emissions and - crucially

Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

impact on the US, the international strategic fallout may prove more long lasting. Photograph: Tim Page/Corbis/Getty Images --- Clearly the domestic US consequences of Iran will never match Vietnam. True, the war was unpopular from